When Is Mercury Visible During the Year?
See how Mercury visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Mercury will become visible again around November 10 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See Mercury
Based on the amount of time Mercury is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are May 2027, November 2026, February 2027.
Mercury Visibility Throughout the Year
Mercury visibility on 2026-10-08
Mercury Visible from sunset until evening
Mercury rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 14.9% illuminated  | 01:59 | -60° |
| Mercury transit | 12:25 | 36° |
| Moonset | 15:11 | 23° |
| Sunset | 16:40 | 9° |
| Civil sunset | 17:07 | 4° |
| Mercury set | 17:31 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:08 | -7° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:42 | -42° |
| Mercury rise | 07:21 |
Track Mercury position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Mercury changing position in the night sky.
Mercury Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 07:15 - 17:28 | 12:21 | 16:37 - 05:07 | RA: 14h 20m 06s", Dec: -16° 31' 51s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-14 | 07:26 - 17:19 | 12:22 | 16:27 - 05:13 | RA: 14h 48m 49s", Dec: -19° 23' 06s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-21 | 07:22 - 17:05 | 12:14 | 16:18 - 05:20 | RA: 15h 07m 51s", Dec: -20° 53' 14s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-28 | 06:52 - 16:40 | 11:46 | 16:09 - 05:26 | RA: 15h 07m 22s", Dec: -20° 09' 35s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-04 | 05:45 - 16:00 | 10:52 | 16:02 - 05:34 | RA: 14h 41m 19s", Dec: -16° 16' 56s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | 04:37 - 15:21 | 09:59 | 15:55 - 05:41 | RA: 14h 15m 46s", Dec: -11° 56' 43s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | 04:13 - 15:00 | 09:36 | 15:50 - 05:48 | RA: 14h 20m 21s", Dec: -11° 28' 14s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | 04:21 - 14:52 | 09:36 | 15:46 - 05:55 | RA: 14h 47m 59s", Dec: -13° 56' 26s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | 04:43 - 14:51 | 09:47 | 15:44 - 06:02 | RA: 15h 25m 57s", Dec: -17° 15' 37s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | 05:08 - 14:55 | 10:02 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 16h 08m 33s", Dec: -20° 21' 55s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | 05:35 - 15:04 | 10:19 | 15:45 - 06:14 | RA: 16h 53m 47s", Dec: -22° 48' 06s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | 06:00 - 15:17 | 10:39 | 15:48 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 40m 56s", Dec: -24° 20' 37s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | 06:23 - 15:36 | 11:00 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 18h 29m 33s", Dec: -24° 50' 45s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | 06:43 - 16:01 | 11:22 | 15:58 - 06:21 | RA: 19h 19m 07s", Dec: -24° 11' 39s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | 06:58 - 16:30 | 11:44 | 16:05 - 06:20 | RA: 20h 08m 51s", Dec: -22° 18' 20s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | 07:07 - 17:02 | 12:05 | 16:12 - 06:18 | RA: 20h 57m 28s", Dec: -19° 09' 46s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | 07:10 - 17:34 | 12:22 | 16:20 - 06:14 | RA: 21h 42m 10s", Dec: -14° 56' 34s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | 07:01 - 17:55 | 12:28 | 16:27 - 06:08 | RA: 22h 16m 20s", Dec: -10° 22' 53s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | 06:35 - 17:49 | 12:12 | 16:35 - 06:01 | RA: 22h 27m 43s", Dec: -7° 15' 13s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | 05:50 - 17:02 | 11:26 | 16:42 - 05:54 | RA: 22h 09m 28s", Dec: -7° 30' 28s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-24 | 05:04 - 15:58 | 10:31 | 16:50 - 05:45 | RA: 21h 41m 32s", Dec: -10° 17' 11s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-03 | 04:33 - 15:12 | 09:53 | 16:57 - 05:36 | RA: 21h 30m 47s", Dec: -12° 41' 02s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-10 | 04:18 - 14:52 | 09:35 | 17:03 - 05:26 | RA: 21h 40m 37s", Dec: -13° 30' 16s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-17 | 04:12 - 14:50 | 09:31 | 17:10 - 05:15 | RA: 22h 04m 04s", Dec: -12° 48' 11s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-24 | 04:09 - 15:00 | 09:35 | 17:16 - 05:05 | RA: 22h 35m 30s", Dec: -10° 48' 04s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-31 | 04:08 - 15:19 | 09:44 | 17:22 - 04:54 | RA: 23h 11m 51s", Dec: -7° 40' 08s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-07 | 04:08 - 15:44 | 09:56 | 17:29 - 04:44 | RA: 23h 51m 54s", Dec: -3° 32' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-14 | 04:08 - 16:15 | 10:12 | 17:35 - 04:34 | RA: 00h 35m 35s", Dec: 01° 28' 14s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-21 | 04:11 - 16:53 | 10:32 | 17:41 - 04:25 | RA: 01h 23m 40s", Dec: 07° 11' 03s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-28 | 04:18 - 17:39 | 10:58 | 17:48 - 04:16 | RA: 02h 17m 09s", Dec: 13° 14' 36s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-05 | 04:29 - 18:28 | 11:29 | 17:54 - 04:08 | RA: 03h 15m 26s", Dec: 18° 52' 46s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-12 | 04:45 - 19:14 | 12:00 | 18:00 - 04:01 | RA: 04h 13m 58s", Dec: 23° 02' 38s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-19 | 05:01 - 19:47 | 12:24 | 18:06 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 06m 13s", Dec: 25° 11' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-26 | 05:14 - 20:02 | 12:38 | 18:11 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 47m 32s", Dec: 25° 33' 16s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-02 | 05:17 - 19:59 | 12:38 | 18:16 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 15m 11s", Dec: 24° 39' 15s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-09 | 05:08 - 19:37 | 12:22 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 27m 08s", Dec: 23° 00' 42s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-16 | 04:43 - 18:58 | 11:51 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 23m 03s", Dec: 21° 06' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-23 | 04:07 - 18:10 | 11:08 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 07m 51s", Dec: 19° 29' 53s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-30 | 03:27 - 17:25 | 10:26 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 53m 03s", Dec: 18° 44' 44s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-07 | 02:55 - 16:56 | 09:55 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 50m 08s", Dec: 19° 08' 12s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-14 | 02:37 - 16:47 | 09:42 | 18:23 - 03:57 | RA: 06h 04m 21s", Dec: 20° 22' 11s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-21 | 02:37 - 16:56 | 09:46 | 18:19 - 04:02 | RA: 06h 36m 21s", Dec: 21° 41' 43s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-28 | 02:56 - 17:18 | 10:07 | 18:14 - 04:07 | RA: 07h 24m 29s", Dec: 22° 06' 04s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-04 | 03:32 - 17:43 | 10:38 | 18:07 - 04:13 | RA: 08h 23m 00s", Dec: 20° 38' 50s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-11 | 04:16 - 18:03 | 11:10 | 18:00 - 04:19 | RA: 09h 22m 32s", Dec: 17° 11' 50s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-18 | 04:58 - 18:14 | 11:36 | 17:51 - 04:25 | RA: 10h 16m 38s", Dec: 12° 27' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-25 | 05:35 - 18:17 | 11:56 | 17:42 - 04:31 | RA: 11h 04m 10s", Dec: 07° 11' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-01 | 06:06 - 18:15 | 12:10 | 17:32 - 04:36 | RA: 11h 46m 13s", Dec: 01° 53' 07s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-08 | 06:31 - 18:10 | 12:20 | 17:22 - 04:42 | RA: 12h 24m 00s", Dec: -3° 11' 30s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-15 | 06:52 - 18:02 | 12:27 | 17:11 - 04:48 | RA: 12h 58m 05s", Dec: -7° 50' 07s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-22 | 07:07 - 17:52 | 12:29 | 17:00 - 04:54 | RA: 13h 28m 06s", Dec: -11° 50' 28s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-29 | 07:13 - 17:38 | 12:26 | 16:50 - 05:00 | RA: 13h 52m 03s", Dec: -14° 54' 16s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-06 | 07:04 - 17:18 | 12:11 | 16:39 - 05:06 | RA: 14h 05m 03s", Dec: -16° 26' 56s @ Virgo | |||||